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Fill the grid so thatevery column, everyrow and every 3x3box contains thedigits 1 to 9. 5 4 8 6
8 4 6 14 7
1 2 3 6 59 2
1 4 5 72 6 3 8
35 4 3
1 8 91 2 8 59 5 6 2
6 72 3 7 5
8 23 6 9
PUZZLERMEDIA
Sudoku Mild No 9138 Fiendish No 9139 Super fiendish No 9140
MindGames29.06.17
Word watchby JosephineBalmerFichua A shawlb Llama woolc A photographicrecord
Vaqueroa Dullb A cowboyc A meanderingquestion
Lehengaa A stone circleb A dancec A skirtAnswers on page 15
1 2 73 8 4
6 9 85 6 4
2 4 7 59 7 2
4 1 65 4 1
3 6 9Cluelines Stuck on Sudoku, Killer or KenKen? Call 0901 322 5005before midnight to receive four clues for any of today’s puzzles. Calls cost 75pplus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
The Times Daily Quiz by Olav Bjortomt
x xxxxx
Answers on page 15
The Times Sudoku Championship 2017This week we launch The Times SudokuChampionship 2017. This is your chance tocompete against thousands of other Sudokuenthusiasts to win £1,000 and be declared TheTimes Sudoku champion for 2017. Runners-upwill receive £200 for second place and £100 forthird place. A qualifying puzzle will bepublished every day this week (Monday toFriday) and the 20 fastest solvers for eachpuzzle will be invited to compete at The TimesSudoku Championship on Saturday, September23 in London. On finals day, all entrants willcompete in two preliminary sessions for one of12 places in the afternoon final.Contestants should complete the
qualification puzzle against the clock. Send inthe completed puzzle with your contact details:name, address, telephone number and emailaddress. Be sure to note the time taken on theentry form, otherwise it will not be valid.Entry is free but contestants who qualify and
accept their place in the final will be requiredto pay a £25 entry fee.All entries must be postmarked by Friday,
July 7. Contestants can enter each day, ie, upto five times. All entrants will be notified of thestatus of their entry by Friday, July 28.Solutions will be published on Monday, July 10.
The Times Quick Cryptic No 863 by FlamandeAcross1 Potato chips ultimately
followed by dessert (4)4 Slash cost of delicate material?
(8)8 Form of classical language got
Linda confused (3,5)9 A teachers’ union recalled one
in school? (4)10 Legendary creature still seen
to west of island (4)11 Colonists, people who pay
their debts? (8)12 Type of play broadcast at once
(3-3)14 American composer
responsible for Hair? (6)16 Secret fascination of Miss
Wood, we hear (8)18 Portion of corn served with
soft fruit (4)19 Vehicle returned at eleven (4)20 A box containing copper?
Absolutely right (8)22 Money to be made in half-
term holiday (8)23 Unwell, and so weak in the
end (4)
Down2 Important part of diet for
adolescent, it’s said (7)3 Group of model Hindus found
here? (5)4 Allow any number to ignore
period of fasting (3)5 Policeman’s list of wrongdoers?
(9)6 Dog hunting vermin traps
large snake (7)7 Cosmetic contained in
compact, one realises (5)11 Class having old-fashioned aid
for technical drawing (3,6)13 One enthralled by a celebrated
English dancer (7)15 Resilient characters from
Castile (7)17 Long period of time before
noon (5)18 Dad taking teacher around
European capital (5)21 Initially censor’s unlikely to
make excisions (3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11
12 13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
22 23
Qualifying puzzle No 4
Title/Name
Address
Time Taken
Telephone Number
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Entries for all preliminary puzzles must bepostmarked by Friday, July 7, 2017. Over 18 residents of the UK and ROI only.One entry per person. The finalists will be the 20 fastest correct entries receivedfor each puzzle by the Promoter, excluding finalists selected from a previouspuzzle. In addition, the eight finalists from the 2016 finals will be given freequalifying places for the 2017 championship. Promoter is Times NewspapersLtd.Not open to staff of thePromoter andpromotional partner or their families.Entrants may enter each qualification puzzle, but only one entry per puzzle.Entrants must state the time it took to solve the puzzle. Only publishedqualification puzzles will be accepted as entries. Finals entrants will be notifiedbefore July 28, 2017 andmust confirm their place accordingly. All finalists mustcomply with the terms and conditions of the day. The winner will be the fastestcontestant to solve all four puzzles correctly in the grand final. Therewill be tworunners-up. The winner receives a trophy and a cheque for £1,000 and therunners-up receive £200 for second place and £100 for third place. Amaximumof 3000 entries will be accepted across all five qualifying puzzles. Finalists willbe responsible for their travel, accommodation and other expenses. Full T&Csare available at http://bit.ly/2rCSRbu
Send your entries to:
The Times Sudoku ChampionshipPO Box 7778Colchester CO2 8WH
Yesterday’s solution is on page 15
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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Lockdown puzzlesBrain boost puzzles
Fill the grid so thatevery column, everyrow and every 3x3box contains thedigits 1 to 9. 5 4 8 6
8 4 6 14 7
1 2 3 6 59 2
1 4 5 72 6 3 8
35 4 3
1 8 91 2 8 59 5 6 2
6 72 3 7 5
8 23 6 9
PUZZLERMEDIA
Sudoku Mild No 9138 Fiendish No 9139 Super fiendish No 9140
MindGames29.06.17
Word watchby JosephineBalmerFichua A shawlb Llama woolc A photographicrecord
Vaqueroa Dullb A cowboyc A meanderingquestion
Lehengaa A stone circleb A dancec A skirtAnswers on page 15
1 2 73 8 4
6 9 85 6 4
2 4 7 59 7 2
4 1 65 4 1
3 6 9Cluelines Stuck on Sudoku, Killer or KenKen? Call 0901 322 5005before midnight to receive four clues for any of today’s puzzles. Calls cost 75pplus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
The Times Daily Quiz by Olav Bjortomt
x xxxxx
Answers on page 15
The Times Sudoku Championship 2017This week we launch The Times SudokuChampionship 2017. This is your chance tocompete against thousands of other Sudokuenthusiasts to win £1,000 and be declared TheTimes Sudoku champion for 2017. Runners-upwill receive £200 for second place and £100 forthird place. A qualifying puzzle will bepublished every day this week (Monday toFriday) and the 20 fastest solvers for eachpuzzle will be invited to compete at The TimesSudoku Championship on Saturday, September23 in London. On finals day, all entrants willcompete in two preliminary sessions for one of12 places in the afternoon final.Contestants should complete the
qualification puzzle against the clock. Send inthe completed puzzle with your contact details:name, address, telephone number and emailaddress. Be sure to note the time taken on theentry form, otherwise it will not be valid.Entry is free but contestants who qualify and
accept their place in the final will be requiredto pay a £25 entry fee.All entries must be postmarked by Friday,
July 7. Contestants can enter each day, ie, upto five times. All entrants will be notified of thestatus of their entry by Friday, July 28.Solutions will be published on Monday, July 10.
The Times Quick Cryptic No 863 by FlamandeAcross1 Potato chips ultimately
followed by dessert (4)4 Slash cost of delicate material?
(8)8 Form of classical language got
Linda confused (3,5)9 A teachers’ union recalled one
in school? (4)10 Legendary creature still seen
to west of island (4)11 Colonists, people who pay
their debts? (8)12 Type of play broadcast at once
(3-3)14 American composer
responsible for Hair? (6)16 Secret fascination of Miss
Wood, we hear (8)18 Portion of corn served with
soft fruit (4)19 Vehicle returned at eleven (4)20 A box containing copper?
Absolutely right (8)22 Money to be made in half-
term holiday (8)23 Unwell, and so weak in the
end (4)
Down2 Important part of diet for
adolescent, it’s said (7)3 Group of model Hindus found
here? (5)4 Allow any number to ignore
period of fasting (3)5 Policeman’s list of wrongdoers?
(9)6 Dog hunting vermin traps
large snake (7)7 Cosmetic contained in
compact, one realises (5)11 Class having old-fashioned aid
for technical drawing (3,6)13 One enthralled by a celebrated
English dancer (7)15 Resilient characters from
Castile (7)17 Long period of time before
noon (5)18 Dad taking teacher around
European capital (5)21 Initially censor’s unlikely to
make excisions (3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11
12 13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
22 23
Qualifying puzzle No 4
Title/Name
Address
Time Taken
Telephone Number
Times Newspapers Limited, publishers of The Times and The Sunday Times,will keep you informed about special offers, promotions and information thatmay be of interest to you. Please tick here if you do not want to receive these .
Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy which canbe found at www.newsprivacy.co.uk.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Entries for all preliminary puzzles must bepostmarked by Friday, July 7, 2017. Over 18 residents of the UK and ROI only.One entry per person. The finalists will be the 20 fastest correct entries receivedfor each puzzle by the Promoter, excluding finalists selected from a previouspuzzle. In addition, the eight finalists from the 2016 finals will be given freequalifying places for the 2017 championship. Promoter is Times NewspapersLtd.Not open to staff of thePromoter andpromotional partner or their families.Entrants may enter each qualification puzzle, but only one entry per puzzle.Entrants must state the time it took to solve the puzzle. Only publishedqualification puzzles will be accepted as entries. Finals entrants will be notifiedbefore July 28, 2017 andmust confirm their place accordingly. All finalists mustcomply with the terms and conditions of the day. The winner will be the fastestcontestant to solve all four puzzles correctly in the grand final. Therewill be tworunners-up. The winner receives a trophy and a cheque for £1,000 and therunners-up receive £200 for second place and £100 for third place. Amaximumof 3000 entries will be accepted across all five qualifying puzzles. Finalists willbe responsible for their travel, accommodation and other expenses. Full T&Csare available at http://bit.ly/2rCSRbu
Send your entries to:
The Times Sudoku ChampionshipPO Box 7778Colchester CO2 8WH
Yesterday’s solution is on page 15
10 1GT Tuesday October 27 2020 | the times
times2
New to Times2
CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
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Solve all five cryptic clues using each letter underneath once only
Solutions in tomorrow’s Times2
Yesterday’s solutions
SAMURAI
TRAIN TRACKS
SUKO
QUINTAGRAM1 Data2 Sturdy3 Nephew4 Needles5 Bob Marley
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Fill the grid so thatevery column, everyrow and every 3x3box contains thedigits 1 to 9. 5 4 8 6
8 4 6 14 7
1 2 3 6 59 2
1 4 5 72 6 3 8
35 4 3
1 8 91 2 8 59 5 6 2
6 72 3 7 5
8 23 6 9
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Sudoku Mild No 9138 Fiendish No 9139 Super fiendish No 9140
MindGames29.06.17
Word watchby JosephineBalmerFichua A shawlb Llama woolc A photographicrecord
Vaqueroa Dullb A cowboyc A meanderingquestion
Lehengaa A stone circleb A dancec A skirtAnswers on page 15
1 2 73 8 4
6 9 85 6 4
2 4 7 59 7 2
4 1 65 4 1
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Answers on page 15
The Times Sudoku Championship 2017This week we launch The Times SudokuChampionship 2017. This is your chance tocompete against thousands of other Sudokuenthusiasts to win £1,000 and be declared TheTimes Sudoku champion for 2017. Runners-upwill receive £200 for second place and £100 forthird place. A qualifying puzzle will bepublished every day this week (Monday toFriday) and the 20 fastest solvers for eachpuzzle will be invited to compete at The TimesSudoku Championship on Saturday, September23 in London. On finals day, all entrants willcompete in two preliminary sessions for one of12 places in the afternoon final.Contestants should complete the
qualification puzzle against the clock. Send inthe completed puzzle with your contact details:name, address, telephone number and emailaddress. Be sure to note the time taken on theentry form, otherwise it will not be valid.Entry is free but contestants who qualify and
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July 7. Contestants can enter each day, ie, upto five times. All entrants will be notified of thestatus of their entry by Friday, July 28.Solutions will be published on Monday, July 10.
The Times Quick Cryptic No 863 by FlamandeAcross1 Potato chips ultimately
followed by dessert (4)4 Slash cost of delicate material?
(8)8 Form of classical language got
Linda confused (3,5)9 A teachers’ union recalled one
in school? (4)10 Legendary creature still seen
to west of island (4)11 Colonists, people who pay
their debts? (8)12 Type of play broadcast at once
(3-3)14 American composer
responsible for Hair? (6)16 Secret fascination of Miss
Wood, we hear (8)18 Portion of corn served with
soft fruit (4)19 Vehicle returned at eleven (4)20 A box containing copper?
Absolutely right (8)22 Money to be made in half-
term holiday (8)23 Unwell, and so weak in the
end (4)
Down2 Important part of diet for
adolescent, it’s said (7)3 Group of model Hindus found
here? (5)4 Allow any number to ignore
period of fasting (3)5 Policeman’s list of wrongdoers?
(9)6 Dog hunting vermin traps
large snake (7)7 Cosmetic contained in
compact, one realises (5)11 Class having old-fashioned aid
for technical drawing (3,6)13 One enthralled by a celebrated
English dancer (7)15 Resilient characters from
Castile (7)17 Long period of time before
noon (5)18 Dad taking teacher around
European capital (5)21 Initially censor’s unlikely to
make excisions (3)
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Yesterday’s solution is on page 15
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CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
Solve all five cryptic clues using each letter underneath once only
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Solutions in tomorrow’s Times2
Yesterday’s solutions
SAMURAI
TRAIN TRACKS
SUKO
QUINTAGRAM1 Data2 Sturdy3 Nephew4 Needles5 Bob Marley
Your weekday brain boost More puzzles
Pages 14-16
Lockdown puzzles10 1GT Tuesday October 27 2020 | the times
times2
New to Times2
CodewordEvery letter in the crossword-style grid, right, has been substituted for a number from 1 to 26. Each letter of the alphabet appears in the grid at least once. Use the letters already provided to work out the identity of further letters. Enter letters in the main grid and the smaller reference grid until all 26 letters of the alphabet have been accounted for. Proper nouns are excluded.
Every day, Monday to Thursday, a page of extra puzzles to give your brain an extended workout
Samurai mediumFill each grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual length.
Sudoku fiendish
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
Killer tricky
Train TracksLay tracks to enable the train to travel from village A to village B. The numbers indicate how many sections of rail go in each row and column. There are only straight rails and curved rails. The track cannot cross itself.
FutoshikiFill the blank squares so that every row and column contains each of the numbers 1 to 5 once only. The symbols between the squares indicate whether a number is larger (>) or smaller (<) than the number next to it.
SUDOKU
FUTOSHIKI CODEWORD
KILLER
Suko
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so that the number in each circle is equal to the sum of the four surrounding spaces, and each colour total is correct
A A B C E E E F
G I I L M N N O
O O R R S S S S
S S S T T U U Y
1 Woman having some prosecco (4)
2 Identify a drop of whisky? (6)
3 Rodent eating son’s hair cream? (6)
4 Stylish girl in city on vacation (6)
5 Lost US botanist finding transport here? (3,7)
Solve all five cryptic clues using each letter underneath once only
Times Quintagrams: Book 2 out now
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Quintagram®
Solve all five cryptic clues using each letter underneath once only
Solutions in tomorrow’s Times2
Yesterday’s solutions
SAMURAI
TRAIN TRACKS
SUKO
QUINTAGRAM1 Data2 Sturdy3 Nephew4 Needles5 Bob Marley
Your weekday brain boost More puzzles
Pages 14-16
Brain boost puzzles